If you love the Brahms Violin Concerto like I do, you owe it to yourself to get a copy of the Krebbers / Haitink recording on vinyl - staggering performance and reference sound quality !!
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If you love the Brahms Violin Concerto like I do, you owe it to yourself to get a copy of the Krebbers / Haitink recording on vinyl - staggering performance and reference sound quality !!
Popped into the local charity shop in Wrexham and picked up these minty albums on vinyl:
Mozart - Symphony "Haffner" & "Prague", German Dances, with the Prague Chamber Orchestra (without conductor), on Supraphon, from 1967.
Mozart - Concerto in A Major for Clarinet and Orchestra (Gervase de Peyer, Clarinet)/Concerto in B Flat Major for Bassoon and Orchestra (Henri Helaerts, Bassoon), with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Collins, on Decca FFRR, from 1967.
Mozart - Clarinet Conerto/Flute & Harp Concerto, with Alfred Prinz (clarinet), Werner Tripp (flute), Hubert Jellinek (harp), with The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Karl Munchinger, on Decca Ace of Diamonds, from 1967.
Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos.23 & 24, Clifford Curzon with The London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Istvan Kertesz, on Decca FFSSm from 1968.
Also three double albums on Decca FFSS, from 1976, Favourite Operatic Choruses, Opera, and Operatic Duets, and two Pavarotti albums (on Decca).
All for just over a fiver! :cool:
Marco.
The two Clarinet Concertos will be interesting to compare. Lovely music.
I quite like most of this & it's a rather unusual choice for me - not what I'd call classical either, but it's orchestral, so I suppose it should go here:
Robert Fripp / Andrew Keeling / David Singleton. The Metropole Orkest conducted by Jan Stulen - 'The Wine of Silence'
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New album of Fripp's guitar soundscapes, transcribed by Bert Lams of the California Guitar Trio, orchestrated by Andrew Keeling & performed by the Metropole Orkest. I don't go much on the two choral pieces but the rest of it is excellent .....actually I rarely go much on anything choral, but you might!
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My favourite opera.... followed by
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So far, this morning, on vinyl:
Beethoven - Symphony No.8. Overtures: Fidelio, Leonora, Nos. 1&2, with The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Karl Böhm and Clemens Krauss. On Decca Eclipse, from 1970.
Ketèlbey - In a Monestery Garden (and other Ketèlbey favourites). Stanford Robinson, conducting The New Symphony Orchestra of London with Chorus. On Decca Eclipse, from 1969.
Dvořák - Slavonic Dances, from op.46 and op.72, with The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Joseph Keilberth. On Telefunken, from 1958.
The sound quality on that last one, in particular, is awe-inspiring!! :eek:
Marco.
Some Arnold Bax today - Tintagel tone poem and the 4th Symphony. Chandos and Naxos CDs, resp.
Bax continues to grow on me - not that easy a listen, though.
Was that Bryden Tomson's Ulster 4th?? Good performance! If you get into Bax Tod Handley's Chandos box is essential...IMO of course :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jandl100
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Ah no - as specified, it was the Naxos 4th with Lloyd-Jones.Quote:
Originally Posted by morris_minor
Any views on that series?
Ah - I saw "Chandos" and jumped to the wrong conclusion.Quote:
Originally Posted by jandl100
The Naxos symphonies are a class act; very strong performances with excellent sound, at times a little more transparent and detailed than the nicely ripe sound Chandos give the BBCPO.
TBH only the real Bax nut would need to have both Handley and Lloyd-Jones. I'm totally biased as I had personal experience of singing in choirs under Handley, and his Guildford concerts gave me my classical music education (which explains a lot!). The Naxos set has a greater selection of other works by Bax, but the Chandos box has two interviews with Handley - one recorded - which are very illuminating. He does say he heard Lloyd-Jones' Bax, and learnt from it even. As a legacy to a depressingly underrated conductor the Chandos set is first class, but in terms of Bax either set gives you the full monty . . .
An LP to look out for is a Lyrita disc of Bax's 5th conducted by Raymond Leppard - totally outside his usual musical comfort zone, but very successful. This has been one of my most played records . . . :)
Listening today - recent LP buys:
Symphonies 2,4 & 5 by William Alwyn, conducted by the composer. Good, well argued music in a conservative style akin to Rubbra, Moeran, Rootham et al - though not really like these to listen to. The Sinfonietta for Strings is in the Bliss 'Music for Strings' mode rather than RVW Tallis and is a delight to listen to. Excellent recordings in the usual Lyrita tradition . . .
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Yesterday --
Bax viola sonata on a Naxos CD. Lovely 'earthy' recording of the viola!
Randall Thompson 3rd symphony. Quite possibly my fave American symphony. Melodic and dynamic. NZSO - Andrew Schenck conducting on a Koch CD.
Zoltan Kocsis piano recital on DVD-video. Mozart c-minor K475 Fantasy, Beethoven op 111 sonata & Schubert D960 sonata. Wow. Perfect. I listened/watched the Schubert again as an encore!
Inspired by the mention of Bax so put this on while I think of typing my Risk Management report for work (home working this afternoon)
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Symphony No.1 - Garden of Fand - In The Faery Hills
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Finishing off the night... with my first recording of Bruch Violin Concerto, and my favourite.
Soloist: Cho-Liang Lin, Conductor: Leonard Slatkin, Chicago Symphony
This was probably one of the first classical CDs purchased by me at a wonderful independent shop called Bolton Classical Records in the early 1990s
A heavy LP sesh yesterday --
Beethoven 9th symphony - from the full early 60's Karajan set
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A very fine performance, decent recording -- especially with the bass boosted a bit with my graphic equaliser ;)
Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte's 10 Caprices for solo violin.
A really magic find this in a certain Gloucestershire charity shop.
Mint and wonderful - and wonderfully obscure! - music.
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John Antill's Momentous Occasion Overture (great name!) and Clive Douglas' Three Frescos
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His first Beethoven cycle really is his best, isn't it?Quote:
Originally Posted by jandl100
That's his first stereo cycle - as you say, regarded by many (me included) as his best. He also did a mono cycle for EMI in the mid-50s with the Philharmonia, I think. I had that on rather crackly vinyl, but disposed of it as the 60's set is better in sound and performance, I think.
Ah, thanks for the correction Jerry. I have the stereo cycle as a boxed LP set, didn't realise he had recorded an earlier mono cycle.
Yesterday -- Back to Bax again.
Inspired by Bob's enthusiasm for the composer I invested in this -->
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The 5th with Bryden Thompson.
As good as the sq in the Naxos series is (and it is good) this is superb. Must be one of the best sounding orchestral recordings I have heard. Just so natural!
I think I like the performance, too -- but I'm still finding my way with Bax.
No, it's not from the Chuck Handley series on Chandos that Bob was extolling, I might investigate some of that next!
Here's the LP set I had --Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
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Nice one Jerry! Thomson's Bax built nicely on the earlier Lyrita issues. Bax has a sound that was unfashionable when it was new, even, and like a lot of 20th Century music was eclipsed by the modernists. It's definitely overdue a renaissance . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by jandl100
Yesterday --
A bit of a Pletnev-Fest
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and a few days back .....
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My gawd- what a fabulous pianist Pletnev is!
The Mussorgsky storms the heavens - the Great Gate of Kiev :wowzer:, the Mozart is so emotional and moving :more:
I'd not really been much aware of Pletnev before, but a certain Mr Richard Dunn, elsewhere, praised the Mozart so I thought I'd give it a try. Oooo - spot on, Mr Dunn. :clap:
I then ventured a bit further afield into the other works.
I still have a CD of Beethoven piano sonatas to try - maybe later today -- I bet Pletnev wreaks havoc in the Appassionata sonata! :eek:
Yesterday --
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What a great recording - ooooooooo, that organ! :eek:
also --
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Lovely music -- his symphonies are fab, too.
and -- more Thompson Bax -- excellent! --
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Could this 2nd be my fave Bax symphony? -- too early to tell!
It's an absolute stunner, one of my all-time favourite classical recordings and a terrific reading too. The organ certainly moves air :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jandl100
Today on CD: Shostakovich 24 Preludes and Fuges Op87, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Piano. Triple CD, on the Hyperion label.
Utterly stunning solo piano performance by Nikolayeva, on a truly superb recording. A veritable 'must have' for all who love the work of this superb pianist, or classical piano solos in general! :)
Not the recording I have on Hyperion, but as close as I can find: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00009AQN...29&camp=211189
Marco.
Well done, Marco - good taste that man! :thumbsup:
But the Hyperion is the one to have, imho, not the cheaper Regis one, that just lacks the magic of the later Hyperion performance, to my humble ears. :)
... here's the one! http://media.mdt.co.uk/media/catalog...A66441-3_2.jpg
Cheers, Jerry. That's the very boy! Any idea where can one obtain it from? Barry's after a copy :)
I bought mine in a superb little CD/book shop in Shrewsbury, I always visit when I'm in town, but I doubt he'll be going near there anytime soon.
Marco.
Here's da boy!
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Excellent - churz! Now you know where to get it, Bazza :)
Marco.
Yesterday - some discs a-spinning --
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Oooo - luvverly Decca LP sound and magnificent performance! :drool:
Also, on CD --
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Lovers of Romantic orchestral music would find this most rewarding, I think. Really good.
Yesterday -- more LPs!!
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Lovely recording, good performance.
and the 5th symphony from this box set ...
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Wow! - stirring stuff. There was me, air-conducting away like mad! :D
Bruckner 4 now, with Eugen Jochum at the controls ...
Excellent DGG recording.
Nice Julian - I have a lot of time for Jochum. Saw him live before he died, he had masterful control of the VPO.
Amazing if it had been any other way, really. :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
Yesterday ---
Mahler 1st symphony. Solti and the LSO on an original 1964 issue minty LP. :drool:
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A wonderful classical guitar recital on pristine vinyl. Music by Villa-Lobos, de Falla, Bach, Tarrega, Vivaldi ....
That's what happens when I try to concatenate the concept of seeing him live and the fact that he died. Gobbledegook!
Vivaldi - Concerto for 2 Mandolins 2CD
Adagio Mahler
Bach - The four Lute Suites . J. Williams
Film music by Sir Arthur Bliss:
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Interesting to read (in the CD booklet) how in the filming of Things To Come Korda mangled HG Well's story, and Bliss's music, into something it wasn't.
Good playing, and the usual high sonic standards from Chandos.
On Phillips vinyl .
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Observer Music ~ Great Symphonies Vol 1/Record 1 (Philips)
Dvorak Symphony No9 in E Minor OP. 95
LSO ~ Conductor Witold Rowicki
I can find no information about this series of three box sets from The Observer newspaper. Suffice it to say that Philips are responsible for the production so their usual high standards apply. I picked these up from our local recycling centre for 50p each and all of the records in the collection are in outstanding condition.
Observer Music ~ Great Symphonies Vol 1/Record 2 (Philips)
Bruckner Symphony No9 in D Minor
Concertbegouw Orchestra, Amsterdam ~ Conductor Bernard Haitink
I saw Haitink conduct the 9th just four weeks ago and it was an epic performance with really thrilling playing from the VPO. I should imagine that the Concertgebouw would be no less brilliant.
Stefano Landi - Christina Pluhar - L'Arpeggiata [cd]
I have spoken about Pluhar previously in the main Spinning Today... thread. In my book, she can do no wrong and all her recordings are magnificent. This one is of recordings of Landi songs, extremely well played on ancient instruments and sung by a wonderful trio of soprano, tenor and bass. Simply wonderfully enjoyable and relaxing performances.
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Rachmaninov - Music for Two Pianos - SXL 6618
Fantaisie, Op 5
Bracha Eden and Alexander Tamir
Sublime playing and recording - it's got the Decca glow :D
Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 - Jarvi, SNO, Chandos
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Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 - Previn, LSO, EMI
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A very interesting comparison!
You tease! :lol: .. what do you think of the Jarvi as a full performance? - we only listened to the 'Stalin Allegro' at our bake-off.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
Are we going to have to agree to differ on this one? ;)
... and what do you think of the Ballet Suite No. 4? -- a nancy title for an awesome piece of music! :eyebrows:
I love the Jarvi, and I love the Previn. They take different approaches but I really like them both. Once acclimatised to the slightly bright EMI presentation, it's very immediate and that bass drum has impact :)
Another Shostakovich 10 to add to the mix is Karajan's 1969 Berlin effort:
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It's a very well oiled panzer tank of a performance that (IMHO) could do with a few rough edges to add a bit more character it. I've got the original LP issue, and the sound on this is as smooth and creamy as the performance.
I inherited the original box set of all the Dvorak symphonies from my Dad, and to my shame haven't yet got round to playing them (three years down the line). I did look up some reviews in the Gramophone Archive though, and the performances seem to have been well received at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by synsei
Your post has given me impetus to explore these now!
Edit - I meant to add that 50p each was a great price. I just looked on fleaBay and a copy of Dvorak 3 Ex/Ex was going for £9.99 BIN plus £3 postage.
This is my Shosta 10!